History of art Books
Yale University Press John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonne
Book SynopsisThe sixth and final volume documenting the work of an iconic American artist The sixth and final volume of this exceptional catalogue raisonné project features over 360 works made by John Baldessari (19312020) between 2011 and 2019.Here, Baldessari continues his longstanding tradition of borrowing from artists as varied as David Hockney, Giotto, Gustave Courbet, Maria Lassnig, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Giorgio Morandi, and Jackson Pollock. Many of the works in this volume are a testament to the artist's fascination and engagement with art from previous eras. In one example, Baldessari's 2012 series Double Bill combines scenes from pairs of paintings, such as a Willem de Kooning face atop a Jean Dubuffet body, with the words, And Dubuffet painted beneath: Baldessari is effectively collaborating with artists he has revered for years. This volume also surveys Baldessari's complete film and video output, from 1968 to 2004, as well as the artist's books he made, from 1972 to 2019.Addition
£144.00
Yale University Press Strict Beauty
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Richly and beautifully illustrated. . . . This is the seminal work for any admirers of Lewitt’s graphic work.”—Mychael Barratt PPRE, Printmaking Today"This substantial publication . . . is a considered overview of the role of printmaking in the artistic development of Sol LeWitt. . . . The closely written text offers new insights into printmaking as a key element in LeWitt's thinking . . . the numerous, carefully produced reproductions allow an experience of LeWitt's prints that is nearly as good as seeing the exhibition itself."—Andrew Bick, Print QuarterlyAlfred H. Barr Jr. Award- Smaller Museums Finalist, sponsored by College Art Association“Strict Beauty is a signal achievement. No other medium in which LeWitt worked, not even the wall drawings and structures, has received such a rigorous, exhaustively researched, comprehensive treatment. David Areford’s close looking and detailed analyses of the prints reveal unexplored dimensions of LeWitt’s practice.”—Charles W. Haxthausen, Williams College“David Areford offers a thorough and original account of Sol LeWitt’s printmaking practice that illuminates the larger conceptual issues within the artist’s oeuvre.”—Gwen Allen, San Francisco State University
£45.12
Yale University Press Emmanuel Van der Auwera A Certain Amount of
Book SynopsisAn illustrated survey of the work of contemporary Belgian artist Emmanuel Van der Auwera The work of Brussels-based Belgian artist Emmanuel Van der Auwera (b. 1982) provides cautionary tales and tools for navigating information in post-truth times, making use of emerging technologies, the architecture of mass media, and more traditional approaches to image making. This book is the first to document and explore his films, VideoSculptures, and Memento series. Distributed for MercatorfondsExhibition Schedule:Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
£42.75
Yale University Press Maarten Vanden Eynde Digging up the Future
Book SynopsisBringing together works from the past 20 years, this book introduces readers to multidisciplinary Belgian artist Maarten Vanden Eynde Belgian artist Maarten Vanden Eynde (b. 1977) has established a research-based practice, which spans diverse social, economic, environmental, and anthropological perspectives. His work covers some of the most important subjects of our time from extractionism, ecology, and colonialism to the after-effects of colonialism. The book is built up as an alternative encyclopaedia of the history of human kind, investigating our influence on planet Earth. It proposes an industrial and post-industrial archaeology of the future, mapping out a speculative future-fiction of our evolutionary traces, and offers a survey of Vanden Eynde's work from the past two decades, including Plastic Reef, a massive sculpture made from plastic debris the artist has harvested from all the world's oceans. Distributed for MercatorfondsExhibition Schedule:Mu.ZEE, Kunstmuseum aan zee, O
£38.00
Yale University Press Spatial Orders Social Forms
Book SynopsisA fascinating look at modernist urban planning and spatial theories in Brazilian 20th-century art and architectureTrade Review“Spatial Orders, Social Forms is a much-needed account and reconsideration of the many important works, ideas, and social intentions of twentieth century Brazilian art, architecture, and space.”—Luis E. Carranza, author of Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia“Not only very original but also a very necessary, long overdue, and refreshing corrective of ingrained and perceived ideas about Brazilian modernism.”—Anna Indych-López, The Graduate Center & City College (CUNY)
£999.99
Yale University Press Ceramics of Iran
Book SynopsisTrade Review“[A] detailed guide to more than 1,000 years of ceramics in a private collection of art from Iran...Lavishly illustrated, it includes newly commissioned photographs of some 250 objects.”—Apollo Magazine“This outstanding publication closely examines some 250 pieces by means of new photography and extended captions, with altogether well over 500 illustrations, maps, and an enormous amount of scholarly comment...a thrilling selection of an art that is all too unfamiliar to many.”—Marina Vaizey, V&A Magazine“The whole volume is beautifully designed and produced, and for many years will no doubt become a key reference work on Iranian glazed ceramics of the Islamic period (especially the medieval and early modern material).”—Richard Piran McClary, HALI
£45.00
Yale University Press Speaking of Objects
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£28.50
Yale University Press Whistler to Cassatt
Book SynopsisA revelatory look at an underexplored chapter of American art, which took place not on American soil but in France
£38.00
Yale University Press The Woman in White
Book SynopsisTrade Review“[The Woman in White] argues that Hiffernan was more collaborator than victim, an assessment that strives to write her into history as Whistler’s indispensable partner.”—Gioia Diliberto, Wall Street Journal“[A] lavish volume . . . illuminating . . . Ms. MacDonald’s deep research has corrected some misinformation and unearthed important new facts.” —Gioia Diliberto, Wall Street Journal“The Woman in White examines the relationship between the prickly American painter and the muse-mistress who modeled for his haunting ‘Symphonies in White’ . . . [and] argues that the two formed a symbiotic partnership.”—Michael Dirda, Washington Post (“This Season’s Hidden Gems”)“There are…illuminating chapters retelling Hiffernan’s biography and the story of her relationship with Whistler, alongside fascinating and new discoveries pertaining to the physical makeup of The Woman in White, its materiality, and its legacy, once more emphasising the formalist facets of white on white as a premodernist theme.”—Marte Stinis, British Association of Victorian Studies Newsletter
£38.00
Yale University Press Garden at Monceau
Book SynopsisTrade Review“If there’s a Francophile in your midst, Carmontelle: Garden at Monceau might make a sound holiday gift.”—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post
£54.00
Yale University Press The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art
Book SynopsisTracing the currents of change that unite the visual and material culture of the Islamic world across space and timeTrade Review“[The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art] is a very welcome and admirable contribution to a topic right at the forefront of the study of Islamic visual and cultural material and should provide an excellent model for future symposium-related publications.”—Cailah Jackson, English Historical Review
£49.50
Yale University Press Joseph E. Yoakum
Book SynopsisThe extraordinary life of a captivating American artist, beautifully illustrated with his dreamlike drawings
£38.00
Yale University Press Johan Muyle
Book SynopsisA sweeping overview of the work of a prominent Belgian visual artist
£42.75
Yale University Press Shivas Waterfront Temples
Book SynopsisThis handsomely illustrated volume explores the medieval Deccani temple complexes at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, with careful attention to their makers.Trade Review“Shiva’s Waterfront Temples raises important new questions at the cutting edge of Indian art historical research and explores them with impressive erudition, creativity, and thoughtful curiosity.”—Richard Davis, Bard College“Kaligotla’s compelling critique of the traditional, geography-based categories used to define Indian architecture allows for a better understanding of the ingenuity exhibited by medieval Decanni architects.”—Robert DeCaroli, George Mason University
£57.00
Yale University Press The Films of Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne
Book SynopsisThe provocative pop artist’s on-screen experiments, newly brought to light in this essential reference workTrade Review“What a treasure! It details the most courageous work of the 20th century’s greatest taboo-breaker — especially welcome as so many taboos need breaking all over again.”—Duncan Fallowell, Spectator ‘Books of the Year2022 Kraszna-Krausz Moving Image Book Award
£67.50
Yale University Press My Barbarian
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented look at the contemporary collective’s theatrical art, charting their performances and exploring their social and creative commitments
£38.00
Yale University Press Vincent Geyskens
Book SynopsisAn amply illustrated examination of Vincent Geyskens’ work exploring of the position of painting in contemporary society
£38.00
Yale University Press Gego
Book SynopsisAn authoritative study of Gego, whose distinctive modernist practice sits at the intersection of architecture, design, and the visual artsTrade Review“In this dexterous analysis of Gego's practice, including her architectural training in Germany and her teaching at the schools of architecture and design in Venezuela, Amor unpacks the complexity of the cultural scenes and visual languages that informed the artist's work and thought.”—T’ai Smith, author of Bauhaus Weaving Theory: From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design“Weaving together formal analysis, historical narrative, and critical reflection, Gego is a major contribution to the historiography of Venezuelan and Latin American art.”—Harper Montgomery, author of The Mobility of Modernism: Art and Criticism in 1920s Latin America
£47.50
Yale University Press Black Orpheus
Book SynopsisThe first book to feature Jacob Lawrence’s Nigeria series, this richly illustrated volume also highlights Africa’s place as a global center of modernist art and cultureTrade ReviewShortlisted for The Alice award, sponsored by the Furthermore Foundation
£38.00
Yale University Press Artful Subversion
Book SynopsisThis revelatory book shows how the influential and controversial Empress Dowager Cixi used art and architecture to establish her authorityTrade Review“Artful Subversion offers a strikingly new picture of one of the most intriguing women rulers in Chinese history. Ying-chen Peng’s genius is to turn the conventional image of Cixi on its head by examining her art and building projects not as frivolous distractions but as the very means to effective rulership.”—Dorothy Y. Ko, author of The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China“Artful Subversion presents a panoramic view of imperial women’s history and art making and allows us to understand late Qing history from a woman’s perspective.”—Yuhang Li, author of Becoming Guanyin: Artistic Devotion of Buddhist Women in Late Imperial China
£38.00
Yale Center for British Art The Idea of Italy
Book SynopsisA unique portrait of nineteenth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of the first generation of British photographersTrade Review“Anyone interested in Italy will be fascinated and enchanted by The Idea of Italy: Photography and the British Imagination, 1840–1900. Edited by Maria Antonella Pelizzari and Scott Wilcox, it features sixteen essays exploring a wide range of topics—from tourist images of ‘a ghostly landscape of well-lit but unpopulated historical sites’ to picturesque peasants and outlaws, costumed models and Risorgimento heroes.”—James Hall, Times Literary Supplement, “Books of 2022”“In E. M. Forster’s A Room with a View, the young heroine Lucy Honeychurch spends ‘nearly seven lire’ at Alinari’s, the shop of a Florence-based firm founded in 1852 and specialising in the photographic reproduction of Italy’s great works of art. . . . The images on these handsomely illustrated pages, together with 16 essays, reveal many of the same attitudes that Forster so brilliantly exposes.”—Sophie Barling, World of Interiors
£38.00
Yale University Press Art and Myth of the Ancient Maya
Book SynopsisTrade Review“This is an important book which will have a lasting influence on Mesoamerican scholarship and serve as a model for generations to come. It is a compelling study that will open up new areas for investigation of Maya art and new methods for research.”—Claudia Brittenham, University of Chicago “Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos has crafted a provocative book that addresses key aspects of Maya mythology, its narratives, variations, and relationships to other mythic traditions across Mesoamerica. It is an important book, both for its content and its methodological approach, which is novel and timely.”—Julia Guernsey, University of Texas at Austin
£40.38
Yale University Press David Hammons
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£33.25
Yale University Press Richard Tuttle
Book SynopsisA beautifully designed volume exploring the object collection of the influential American artist Richard Tuttle
£999.99
Yale University Press The Arts of the Ancient Americas at the Dallas
Book SynopsisAn illustrated compendium of artworks from the ancient Americas
£47.50
Yale University Press Promenades on Paper
Book SynopsisAn illustrated exploration of the largely unpublished collection of eighteenth-century French drawings, albums, and sketchbooks at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
£38.00
Yale University Press Francis Picabia
Book SynopsisThis publication is the fourth volume of an important catalogue raisonné of the work of Francis Picabia
£121.50
Yale University Press Didier Vermeiren
Book SynopsisMarking the occasion of Didier Vermeiren’s eponymous solo exhibition at WIELS in Brussels, this book illuminates the recurrent strategies of repetition, reversal, doubling and inversion that the artist explores in his work
£42.75
Yale University Press Smokehouse Associates
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study of the public art collective Smokehouse Associates, whose abstract works transformed New York's Harlem community in the late 1960sTrade Review“Wonderfully catches the [Smokehouse] energy, in interviews with the original artists and through . . . photographs of empty lots being cleaned, walls being prepped, kids playing and pitching in, and artists doing their totally wow-inspiring thing.”—Holland Cotter, New York Times, “Best Art Books of 2022”
£38.00
Yale University Press Grief Made Marble
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking account of ancient Greek funerary sculpture and its emotional effectsTrade Review“Estrin offers a beautifully subtle analysis of funerary sculpture on its own terms—one that is sensitive to historical context, but that also builds a complex dynamic between the invisible body buried within the grave and the peculiarly elusive ‘presence’ of the stone forms. What emerges is a study that will be vital reading for anyone interested in classics, art history, or funerary art across all cultures and periods.”—Verity Platt, Cornell University“This book is beautifully written and makes many important, original contributions to the field. It made me rethink my own assumptions about this material, which is just what a good book should do.”—Sheila Dillon, Duke University
£42.75
Yale University Press Josh Kline
Book SynopsisA deep look at a contemporary artist whose work highlights how the rise of technology and corporate capitalism have disrupted our lives and polarized society
£42.75
Yale University Press Sue Williamson and Lebohang Kganye
Book SynopsisTwo acclaimed South African artists offer a cross-generational dialogue on history, memory, and the power of self-narration
£38.00
Yale University Press Philip Aguirre y Otegui Linvitation au voyage
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£38.00
Yale University Press Pierre Culot
Book SynopsisA complete overview of the Belgian ceramist Pierre Culot’s career in pottery, sculpture and landscaping, bridging the gap between the British, Japanese and French ceramic traditions
£54.00
Yale University Press Angel Vergara
Book SynopsisAngel Vergara’s work tests the limits of art and reality by questioning the way the contemporary image shapes the intermingled public and private spheres—as well as our own experience
£42.75
Yale University Press Alexandria
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£42.75
Yale University Press Stephen Burks
Book SynopsisA multifaceted look at the work of award-winning American industrial designer Stephen Burks
£38.00
Yale University Press Chryssa New York
Book SynopsisThe first major publication in more than thirty years on contemporary artist Chryssa, an innovator of light art
£38.00
Yale University Press The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie
Book SynopsisThe first posthumous survey of Ojibwe artist Jim Denomie’s paintings, which invite further conversation about American history, memory, and place
£30.00
Yale University Press Degas and the Laundress
Book SynopsisAn exploration of Edgar Degas’s laundress works and their significance within broader debates art, urban life, and women’s work in the nineteenth century
£45.00
Yale University Press Overflow Afterglow
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£25.00
Yale University Press Sevres Extraordinaire
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£54.00
Yale University Press Rose B. Simpson
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£30.00
Yale University Press Erich Heckel in Flanders
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£54.00
Yale University Press Pahari Paintings
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£45.00
Yale University Press Carroll Dunham
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£36.00
Yale University Press Raqib Shaw
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£28.50
Yale University Press Parasol Press
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